Earth Education UK

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And at these centres,
at least 80% of the participants completed the full programme:

Meriharjun
luontotalo, Helsinki, Finland

High Down Junior School, Congresbury, North
Somerset, UK

Earth Learning
Adventures, Fort Gratiot, Michigan, USA

Starflower
Experiences, Huntington, New York, USA

IEE do not have returns from all the centres offering Earthkeepers so do
let me (and IEE) know what your percentage completion rates are. And if you are
struggling to get all your learners to complete the programme then I am sure
that foks at the centres which are achieving this would be happy to discuss
with you how they do it.

Incidentally I spoke to Bruce Johnson
at the recent Real World Learning Conference where he was a keynote speaker and
he tells me that IEE plan to produce more materials to support teachers back in
school to help their learners carry out their tasks and earn their keys. They
plan to use some of the classroom materials which Jon Cree and I wrote for
Rangers of the Earth many years ago.

I
just wanted to give you all a brief account of the "earth education
UK" AGM and meeting in September.

A
number of us met up at the Wild Peak Housing Cooperative in Derbyshire, base
for Wild Things and home to Nick (our outgoing Chair) and his partner Kate.

The
AGM itself did not occupy too much time while we went through the usual
proceedings, during which I inadvertently allowed myself to be elected Chair!

Many
thanks to Helen Moore who has continued to hold things together for earth
education UK over the past year and to Kate for kindly taking the minutes for
the AGM and agreeing to be Secretary for the next year.

After
a wonderful shared meal eaten outdoors in the sunshine we looked at
the props which how Wild Things manage to offer earth education programmes in a
variety of locations which have public access. There was creative discussion of
how The Great Specktackle in particular could be made simpler to set up and
run.

We
then adjourned to a small nearby woodland to light storm kettles to make tea
followed by a magic spot. Further discussion of the work that Wild Things does
with schools was accompanied by delicious vegan chocolate and banana pudding.

It
was good to meet up with friends, share experiences and renew energy and
enthusiasm for our work in earth education. Our focus for the next year
will be to improve networking for members of earth education and others
interested in earth education. We hope that you will all support us in this.